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taradiddle
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Your 16-year-old cousin is a self-proclaimed poet who wishes he'd been born in the 19th century. Besides walking around in a frock coat and top hat, he produces reams of taradiddle. His writing can be described as

a.) Old-fashioned verse.

b.) Confessions of the self-absorbed.

c.) Pretentious nonsense.



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